Yo dawg, we heard you like details. On this week's Shakedown, Leo Parente lays out the Grand-ALMS-AM deal in detail, suggesting the success of joining of NASCAR's Grand-Am series with IMSA's American Le Mans Series will be in the details.

The recent Grand-Am/ALMS linkup doesn't look much like a merger of equals, unless you love ALMS GT racing and Daytona Prototypes and don't care much for Le Mans Prototypes. And yet, the details would make even the most Type-A motorsports nerd wield his keyboard like a shillelagh.